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KINGS CROSS

Lily Evans waited between the platforms 9 and 10. Her deep red hair flowed vibrant down her back, her startling green eyes scanning the crowd of Kings Cross Station.

"Lily!" She whipped her head around at the sound of her name.

"Mum!" A pretty older lady with auburn hair matching Lily's stepped through the crowd, enveloping Lily in a large hug.

"Have fun, darling. Be safe."

"I will, Mum." Lily grinned. Just the idea of her going back to Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry made her giddy.

"I tried to get Petunia to come send you off, but..."

"It's okay Mum. Tuney would blow her fuse, having so many freaks nearby." Lily said bitterly.

"Ok, darling, she's just scared of different."

"Whatever."

"LILY!" It was her friend Marlene, waving her arms from across the platforms. "THE TRAIN LEAVES SOON!" Her long black hair floated down around her.

"I gotta go Mum! Love you!" She hugged her mother quickly, then dashed off to meet Marlene, one of her best friends.

"Aren't you excited!?" Marlene was nearly jumping up and down as they pushed their carts carrying their trunks and owls. Lily's smooth black owl, Penny, hooted excitedly in her cage.

"Of course!" Lily grinned even wider. "Seventh years! This year is gonna be great!"

"You know, some of the boys are looking pretty great too."

"Oh, and who caught your fancy?" Lily said with a smirk.

"Oh, no one."

"LIES."

"Fine. Sirius Black." Lily sputtered.

"What!?!?"

"Sirius."

"You can't be serious."

"Oh, I am very serious about Sirius." Marlene smiling mischievously and together, her and Lily walked straight into the wall of platform 9 3/4.

As they emerged on the other side, the sounds of young wizards and witches being seen off by their parents filled Lily's ears. This brought another smile to her face. She belonged here. In the muggle worlds, she was a freak, an outsider, when she went home for the summer. Here, she was like everyone else. Well.. a little better than everyone else.

"MARLENE!" Lily yelled so loudly that Marlene and about 5 first years that were standing near her jumped nearly our of their skin. "I forgot to tell you!!"

"What?"

"I got Head Girl!!" Marlene shrieked with joy.

"AH! Yes! I knew you would get it!"

"Thanks! I wonder who Head Boy is?" She put through the possible candidates. It could be Remus, her quiet but very smart friend. She decided she would find out soon enough. They boarded the train and got a quiet compartment to themselves. But as soon as Lily sat down, a scream erupted. Lily squealed and jumped up, turning around to face the seat. Nothing appeared to be wrong. She cautiously sat down again, Marlene watching her. After a few seconds of silence, there came the high-pitched scream again. "Hello? HELLO?"

"Hullo." Then four Marauders appeared, laughing their heads off.

"What is wrong with you four?!" Lily sighed and sat down, James Potter taking a seat beside her.

"Lilyflower, you know exactly what is wrong with us."

"And what is that, Potter?" Lily said as Sirius Black piped in.

"Everything." He grinned and sat down next to Marlene, who smiled and made room. Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew sat in the booth across the aisle. Sirius Black had long dark hair. He was very handsome, and a troublemaker. Lily and him were friends, but they didn't talk much.

Remus Lupin was a tall boy. His hair was a slight off-brown color, but Lily had noticed it had streaks of silver in it occasionally. He was the level-headed one of the group. He was smart and responsible, a prefect, but he still could goof around with his Marauder friends.

Peter Pettigrew was a small, plump boy. He mostly hung around the Marauders, and Lily wondered if he even felt a part of the group. He was quiet mostly, and kept to himself.

James Potter, the tall boy with unruly black hair and sparkling hazel eyes that was sitting next to her, was a complete and utter toerag. He and Sirius had been causing trouble in this school since the group's first year. Worst yet, he had a nagging crush on Lily, that had shown itself present since they were 11. He pestered her, asked her on dates about every day, and Lily turned him down every time. Somehow, he never deterred from his mission. Now she watched him, he ruffled his crazy dark hair and grinned an adorable smile.

Adorable.

Where had that word come from?

Lily shook her head to clear the though. She did NOT think James Potter's smile was adorable. She turned her attention to Sirius, who had been telling a very entertaining story, by the look on Marlene and James's faces. As he finished his tale, everyone erupted into laughter, except for Lily.

"Where did your sense of humor go, Evans?" She whipped her head up to James.

"Sorry, wasn't listening." She glanced down at her watch. Crap. Lily leaped from her seat, and into the lap of James. He looked startled, then grinned.

"Finally came 'round, Evans?" She scrambled off him.

"I gotta be to the Head Students meeting!" James smiled as he stood up and followed her out the door. When Lily arrived at the meeting, she was happy to see it hadn't started yet. She found a seat, and as quickly as she sat down, James appeared in the chair next to her. "What are you doing here?" she hissed.

"I have duties too." He smirked as the meeting begun.

"I'd like to introduce your new Head Girl and Head Boy." said a fifth year girl that was conducting the meeting. "Lily Evans, and James Potter." WHAT? Lily got up rigidly and went up to the front. She didn't dare look at James, knowing the smirk that would be on his face. James Potter, Head Boy. He must have rigged the system. No way he could have made Head Boy!

"Alright. Prefect duties will be assigned after the meeting, so everyone line up for me and Potter to add you into the rotations." Lily directed as people made lines. Lily and James spent almost the whole train ride assigning people to duties. Once everyone was on the list, Lily and James rushed off to get changed into their robes before the train reached Hogwarts.

As the Hogwarts Express was nearing the school, Marlene came up to Lily.

"Soo.. Who's the Head Boy?" Lily scowled.

"Potter." She muttered.

"AH! Potter! You get to share a common room and the Head Dorms with him!!!"

"I believe instead of 'get to' the term your looking for is 'have to'."

"Oh, c'mon. Potter isn't that bad."

"He's fancied me since first year, and hasn't stopped pestering me since!"

"Well, wanna know the way to get him to stop asking you out?"

"I doubt there is a way."

"GO OUT WITH HIM."

"Absolutely not."

"C'mon LILS! I know you fancy him, deep down."

"Like heck." Just then all four of the Marauders came up to the girls.

"Now, Lily, who do you fancy, deep down?" James grinned as she blushed.

"No one, you prat."

"You ready? Seventh year, full of fun and mischief?" Sirius grinned while saying it.

"Of course!" Lily said, as they all stepped off the train onto the grounds of glistening Hogwarts Castle.